Restructuring the Lithium-Ion Battery: A Perspective on Electrode Architectures
Available online 27 May 2023
The lithium-ion battery (LIB) has enabled portable energy storage, yet increasing societal demands have motivated a new generation of more advanced LIBs. Although the discovery and optimization of battery...
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Steering CO2 electrolysis selectivity by modulating the local reaction environment: an online DEMS approach for Cu electrodes
Available online 19 May 2023
Electrochemical CO2 reduction is a typical surface-mediated reaction, with its reaction kinetics and product distributions largely dependent on the dynamic evolution of reactive species at the cathode–catholyte...
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Solution sequential deposited organic photovoltaics: from morphology control to large-area modules
Available online 18 May 2023
Organic optoelectronic materials enable cutting-edge, low-cost organic photodiodes, including organic solar cells (OSCs) for energy conversion and organic photodetectors (OPDs) for image sensors. The...
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Electronic structure regulation of noble metal-free materials toward alkaline oxygen electrocatalysis
Available online 11 May 2023
Developing highly efficient, inexpensive catalysts for oxygen electrocatalysis in alkaline electrolytes (i.e., the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER)) is essential...
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Neighboring effect in single-atom catalysts for the electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction
Available online 11 May 2023
Although single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted enormous attention for their applications in the electrochemical reduction of CO2 (CO2RR) due to their extraordinary catalytic activity and well-defined...
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Heterostructure engineering in electrode materials for sodium ion batteries: recent progress and perspectives
Available online 4 May 2023
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have stepped into the spotlight as a promising alternative to lithium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage systems. However, SIB electrode materials, in general,...
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Near-unity quantum yield in zero-dimensional lead-free manganese-based halides for flexible X-ray imaging with high spatial resolution
April 2023
Low-dimensional luminescent lead-free metal halides have received substantial attention due to their unique optoelectronic properties. Among them, zero-dimensional (0D) manganese (II)-based metal halides...
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A nano fiber–gel composite electrolyte with high Li+ transference number for application in quasi-solid batteries
April 2023
As their Li+ transference number (tLi+), ionic conductivity, and safety are all high, polymer electrolytes play a vital role in overcoming uncontrollable lithium dendrites and low energy density in...
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Rejuvenating LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 cathode directly from battery scraps
April 2023
Battery recycling is indispensable for alleviating critical material shortages and enabling sustainable battery applications. However, current methods mostly focus on spent batteries, which not only...
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Micro/nano metal–organic frameworks meet energy chemistry: A review of materials synthesis and applications
April 2023
Micro/nano metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted significant attention in recent years due to their numerous unique properties, with many synthetic methods and strategies being reported for...
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Manipulation of π-aromatic conjugation in two-dimensional Sn-organic materials for efficient lithium storage
April 2023
Sn-based materials are promising candidates for lithium storage but suffer generally from huge volume change during the (de)lithiation processes. Sn-organic materials with monodispersed Sn centers surrounded...
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Hybrid working mechanism enables highly reversible Zn electrodes
April 2023
Zn dendrite growth and water-related side reactions have been criticized to hinder actual applications of aqueous Zn-ion batteries. To address these issues, a series of Zn interfacial modifications...
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Interface boosted highly efficient selective photooxidation in Bi3O4Br/Bi2O3 heterojunctions
April 2023
Selective photooxidation of amines to biologically important imines is in great demand for industrial applications. The conversion efficiency and selectivity of the process are strongly dependent on...
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction catalyzed by organic/inorganic hybrids
April 2023
Electroreduction of CO2 into value-added chemicals and fuels utilizing renewable electricity offers a sustainable way to meet the carbon-neutral goal and a viable solution for the storage of intermittent...
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Recent progress in transition-metal-oxide-based electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction in natural seawater splitting: A critical review
April 2023
Direct electrolytic splitting of seawater for the production of H2 using ocean energy is a promising technology that can help achieve carbon neutrality. However, owing to the high concentrations of...
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Construction of amorphous/crystalline heterointerfaces for enhanced electrochemical processes
April 2023
Amorphous nanomaterials have emerged as potential candidates for energy storage and conversion owing to their amazing physicochemical properties. Recent studies have proved that the manipulation of...
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Constructing heterointerface of Bi/Bi2S3 with built-in electric field realizes superior sodium-ion storage capability
Available online 28 April 2023
Bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3) is a dominant anode material for sodium-ion batteries due to its high theoretical capacity. However, extreme volume fluctuations as well as low electrical conductivity and reaction...
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Electrolyte solvation chemistry to construct an anion-tuned interphase for stable high-temperature lithium metal batteries
Available online 21 April 2023
Lithium metal batteries are regarded as promising alternative next-generation energy storage systems. However, the unstable anode interphase results in dendrite growth and irreversible lithium consumption...
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CO electroreduction: what can we learn from its parent reaction, CO2 electroreduction?
Available online 20 April 2023
The CO electroreduction reaction (CORR) represents an important piece of the decarbonization puzzle and is heavily inspired by research on the CO2 electroreduction reaction (CO2RR). Compared to its...
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The role of machine learning in carbon neutrality: catalyst property prediction, design, and synthesis for carbon dioxide reduction
Available online 17 April 2023
Achieving carbon neutrality is an essential part of responding to climate change caused by the deforestation and over-exploitation of natural resources that have accompanied the development of human...
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Integrative design of laser-induced graphene array with lithiophilic MnOx nanoparticles enables superior lithium metal batteries
Available online 17 April 2023
The practical applications of lithium metal batteries are limited by uncontrolled dendrite growth during cycling. Herein, we propose a simple and scalable approach to stabilize lithium metal anodes...
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Conductive MOFs for electrocatalysis and electrochemical sensor
Available online 11 April 2023
Two-dimensional conductive metal–organic frameworks (2D-cMOFs) are a class of 2D layered MOFs with excellent electrical conductivity and other electronic properties. In recent years, their porous structure...
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Recent advances in cathode catalyst architecture for lithium–oxygen batteries
Available online 25 March 2023
Lithium–oxygen (Li–O2) batteries have great potential for applications in electric devices and vehicles due to their high theoretical energy density of 3500 Wh kg–1. Unfortunately, their practical use...
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Advances in bismuth-telluride-based thermoelectric devices: Progress and challenges
Available online 23 March 2023
By effectively converting waste heat into electricity, thermoelectric materials and devices can provide an alternative approach to tackle the energy crisis. Amongst thermoelectric materials, bismuth...
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Crystallographic engineering of Zn anodes for aqueous batteries
Available online 22 March 2023
With their intrinsic safety and environmental benignity, aqueous Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) have been considered the most appropriate candidates for replacing alkali metal systems. However, polycrystalline...
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